Bloom Color

Interesting Notes

This is an excellent late blooming form of Black eyed Susan. Smaller flowers than Rudbeckia fulgida "Goldstrum" but longer blooming, going from mid-July to October. 2-2.5' with shiny green foliage. Easy to grow, asking only for good drainage and good sunlight, this is a great addition to the late season garden. gardenNJ.com

Black-eyed Susans need little introduction, for whether lining the roadside or the garden path, they are some of the most cherished and recognizable wildflowers. They offer an award-winning combination of bold, eye-catching flowers and an easy disposition that has made the genus popular here and abroad. These are true meadow and prairie plants that are perfectly at ease with ornamental grasses, blazing stars, and coneflowers, among others, and they have helped to popularize a new trend in gardening based on a prairie aesthetic, characterized by bold sweeps of grasses intermixed with colorful drifts of late-blooming perennials. They are good nectar plants visited by a host of butterflies and other insects, and when in bloom look as if draped in a quilt of chocolate and gold.

Orange Coneflower has become one of the top selling perennials in the United States, and it is no wonder, for this is a superlative plant for massing, meadows, or the border. If the highway yellow color is hard on your eyes, try Green-eyed Coneflower, a larger, more informal species with soft yellow blooms. William Cullina, Wildflowers

Growing and Maintenance Tips

Grow in full sun average to dry soil with good drainage. Water well on planting and regularly until established. Drought tolerant.